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Old 03-04-2012, 06:25 PM
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Hey guys,

A couple of weeks ago I went to take off and second gear blew up, i cannot select it anymore and if i can it seems to be another neutral.

Does anyone know a good place i can get it replaced/repaired and about how much its going to cost?

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Old 03-04-2012, 06:30 PM
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Can I please ask, What kinda take off you did @ the time of 2nd blowing up.. Where you
launching hard and snap/jammed 2nd.. or was it a pretty cruisy take off ?

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Old 03-04-2012, 07:45 PM
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the 5 speed second gear is generally a weak point no matter how you drive, its the gear that cops 90% of your acceleration, always the gear you do round abouts with and often the gear thats downshifted into without proper rev-matching.
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These days... about $2-2.5K for a 5 speed swap

Or if you never want to worry about it again.... $5-7K for a 6 speed swap.

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Can I please ask, What kinda take off you did @ the time of 2nd blowing up.. Where you
launching hard and snap/jammed 2nd.. or was it a pretty cruisy take off ?

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I would have to say it was a fairly hard launch then it just jammed up and bam! no more second gear
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Granny shifting, not double clutching like you should...
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granny shifting, not double clutching like you should...
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